Saving the World?: Western Volunteers and the Rise of the Humanitarian-Development Complex

ISBN-13: 9781108478137 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 288 str.

Agnieszka Sobocinska

Opis

Innovative history of how volunteers helped build a global consensus that Western development intervention across the Global South was desirable.

Recenzje

'… impressive … through her clever use of archives and a commanding array of media sources, [Sobocinska] carefully constructs a global history that will likely provide a model for others to follow. … there is much to admire …' Kevin O'Sullivan, History Australia

Spis treści

Introduction: Western volunteers and the rise of the humanitarian-development complex; 1. An idea for all seasons; 2. Conquering the globe; 3. Buying into the humanitarian-development complex; 4. Sentimental radicals and adventurers; 5. The publicity machine; 6. The view from the other side; 7. A little colony; 8. The intimacy of the humanitarian-development complex; 9. Resistance; 10. To hell with good intentions.